The Civic Memorial Eagles will head out to take on the Jersey Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Civic Memorial came into this matchup off a tough 14-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Waterloo by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Jersey hadn't done well against Alton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Redbirds 7-1. The game was the first time the Panthers have beaten the Redbirds on their field since May 18, 2022.
Jersey's victory bumped their record up to 21-13. As for Civic Memorial, they now have a losing record of 17-18.
Civic Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Jersey in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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